Rohan Holtkamp

532.4km in 10hrs 19 minutes! I've planned doing an Australian hang gliding distance record from a local launch for some time now, Friday 8th Dec weather forecast looked like it could be ok and it wasI've also got a Garmin 76CSx tracklog and a Spot track to backup the Oudie 4 igc file
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Ken is local hang gliding instructor for training, and equipment including harnesses by Rohan. And they are very well made. Damian.

Hang Gliding School, Tandems and Equipment Sales

CASA proposal

"The proposed changes expanding the CTAF radius from 10nm to 20nm will adversely impact the safe operation of Hang Gliders and Paragliders without improving the operational safety of other aircraft flying in Class G under VFR conditions. Changing radio frequencies whilst in flight is hazardous (impossible in some situations), which may result in a Pilot losing control of the aircraft."

This will result in every pilot having to carry and use VHF when flying from any of the clubs sites.

There are a number of reasons that make this impractical for our members especially HG pilots who cannot (or find it very difficult) to change frequencies when airborne. A low airtime Pilot soaring Beechmont in thermic conditions, would be best concentrating in 'controlling' their aircraft than trying to make a radio call to another aircraft flying under VFR.

If free flying pilots all had one go at a VHF radio call one after the other on the same day, to the joy of all aircraft listening from Rainbow Beach to Gold Coast , including international airports Brisbane West at Toowoomba, Brisbane, and Gold Coast, and all other airports including Maroochydore, Caloundra, Archerfield and all other airports and aircraft, perhaps the radio chatter would demonstrate issues of proposal that would be insanity for air traffic control. Can you help with having your say, and hopefully common sense prevails.

Whilst the HGFA are putting together a response. CASA has openly invited everyone to respond. YOU are strongly encouraged to have your say and submit a response individually.

Here is the link to the consultation page. You only have (one month) until 12 January 2018 to submit it!! [Goverment deadline cut off date is typically the day before]

Parachute Repacking and Safety Training

Queensland Paragliding Championships

Annual General Meeting

The Canungra Hang Gliding Club Annual General Meeting is next Saturday 9th September at 8am at the Wagonwheel Rd Clubhouse. This will be followed by a General Meeting where any motions may be brought forward by Club Members for discussion. Breakfast will be provided from 7:15am and we could use some volunteers to help with the preparation and cookingof breakfast. Please pencil this into your diaries as the Committee and Club could really use your support. Amongst the usual things we will be voting for all Committee positions and all positions are up for grabs. We also need a Grants Officer and will be looking for volunteers.

What's ON - Weekend 10th 11th June 2017

Looks like another weekend of South winds this weekend. If the forecast rain stays away, then Hinchies South may well be the place to be for flying.

Just a note on the use of Hinchies and Hinchies South.

There is another MTB DH event this weekend.

If pilots choose to go up Hinchies tomorrow then you will need to work in with the MTB shuttle bus. Wait at the first gate on Toe Hold Rd for the shuttle and drive up in convoy with the shuttle. The same applies to any vehicle coming down the hill. If the MTB organiser has the barricades on launch, maybe you can ask politely if they can move them slightly to the North so as to avoid any conflict.

know before you take any gliders onto the site. You can walk over there to check if it’s on, but you must let SSO Phil know as liaison with the land owners. This is imperative as the owners will ban us from the site if this is not done. The owners are very friendly, but need to know if anyone is going to fly from their site.

No land owners permission, no fly zone.

PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING.

Enjoy your weekend and safe flying.

Phil

Club General Meeting

Our next CHGC General Meeting is on Saturday 3rd June in the Club House. It would be wonderful to see you all there.

Thank you to those who said that they would come and help with breakfast preparation and clean up. We could use a few more volunteers. If you could be there around 7:30am, that would be awesome.

Serving Breakfast 8am Breakfast will include: Bacon and Egg Wraps (or just egg for the vegetarians), Cereal and Milk. So come along and grab a bite to eat before the meeting.

FAI - Airspace: Barometric altitude

New rule:"Only flight recording devices that record both GPS and the International Standard Atmosphere pressure altitude (QNE) in the track log are allowed for scoring. It must not be possible to modify the barometric altitude once track log recording has started.Flights will be verified using either GPS track log or live- tracking data.When live-tracking data is used as a primary source of scoring, pilots must be able to produce GPS track logs as a back-up.The FAI has the right to use all data collected in 1st Category events, including track logs, and may publish such data."

Section 7A - 4.4.5

New rule:"... Airspace violation checks rely primarily on the barometric altitude as recorded on the flight instrument tracklog (the International Standard Atmosphere pressure altitude QNE) and then when necessary corrected by the scoring software for the pressure conditions of the task (QNH). Pilots may submit a GPS altitude log as a backup log only in case of problems with the primary barometric log."

"Penalties for Airspace restrictions infringements."

Section 7A - 6.3

New rule:

"As an aid to competitors and when reasonably possible with the scoring system, pilots that fly closer than 100m vertically or horizontally to prohibited airspace will be listed in the scores for each task without penalty."

Discussion:

The Steward for the Brasilia worlds will formulate specifics of a 100 metre ‘buffer zone’ with graduated penalty provisions, to be approved by HG committee and Bureau and then included in the local regulations. The plenary accepted that the local regulations supersede Section 7A on this matter.

Live streaming video - WGC2017

Live streaming video and live tracking coverage for the last day World Gliding Championships 2017: Cockpit cameras and live tracking. [The shape of things to come for Hang Gliding and Paragliding Competitions.] Weather lady reports: Awful stable blue day will be interesting.

Also check out video recording at World Gliding Championships of crowded gaggle flying Inspired by the Hitchcock film - The Birds.

Flying Sites - updates & Ch-ch-changes

CHGC Flying Sites information, Map with waypoints, and Airspace information are constantly evolving. And ongoing contributions by every pilot continue to be warmly welcome for collective benefit to all. Please check for updates before you fly, so you have the latest current information as recent changes may have occurred that affect you. With safety in mind, flying sites Information is provided to assist your flight preparation knowledge to be as best you can be. With a sense of humor, some say, "As flash as a rat with a gold tooth."